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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

The drawing for the prizes at ST. Jo-
sepl's fair took place Saturday highland
of all the novel prizes distributed, that
won by Corbett, the popular dry goods
man, took the cake, Corhrtt was the
lucky winner of large. fine hlooded
Merino sheep with fleece of the finest
texture, which he offers for sale cheap,
and pcrsons in search Of a good article
for wool OF mutton will do well IN call at
his store in the postoffice block and ex.
anime. Speaking of wool, it is worth
your while 10 note that Corbett is selling
the finest S4xnny yarn at only 6 cents
per skein.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

Thos. Campbell, agricultural reporter
for Rock Island county, has made his re-
port to the bureau of agriculture for the
month of October as follows;
Corn, average yield per acre in bushels,
20; average quality 50.
Potatoes, average yield per acre in
bushels, 60; average quality, IS.
Hay, average yield per acre in tons. !;
average quality, 50.
Mr.. Campbell states in his report that
rs per cent of the area of corn in Rock
Island county has been cut up in fodder
only. He also reports that in the tile
drained area the average yield of corn is
% bushels per acre.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

NEw YORK, Oct 81 Rev DR. McGlynn
and John Lloyd Thomas, OF Baltimore had a
spirited debate at the Cooper Union Sunday
upon the relative importance to humanity OF
prohibition and the single land tax The
house was filed. At the conclusion Of Dr.
McGlynn's speech it was evident that his
opponent was no match for hnn eithsr in
argument or oratory. Mr. Thomas confined
himself to making speech in favor of pro
hibition, and presented few arguments rela-
tive TO the single tax theory
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

New YORK, Oct. 5l-A meeting held
under the auspices of the Knights of Labor
took place Saturday night in Union Square t,
protest against the hanging of the condemned
Chicago Anarchists. Not more than 2, 00t
were present. None of the organizations ex.
cept the Machinists Progressive Union No
marched to the meeting in body. Tn,
machinists carried their red flag. 7. B
Mcclure, james Quinn and others were
among the speakers. Resolutions were passed
calling upon the courts of the nation to I'M
mediately release the condemned men and
providing for the appointment of commit
tee to proceed to Illinois and wait upon Gov
Oglesby if the supreme court fails to grant d
ctr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31
THE STORY OF A CORPSE.
ALLEGED TRUE HISTORY OF A FAM
Gus GRAVE ROBBERY

Told by Man Who should Know the
Inside Facts-How A. T. Stewards Bones
We're Recovered and Deposited In the
Place He Had Built for Theoretically
negotiations.
New YORK, Oct 3l-Ex-Superinden of
Police George ". Welling is preparing
book soon TO be published to he called ''The
Recollections of New York Chief of Pc
lice" An entire chapter of the book will be
devoted to the mystery which has so long
surrounded the body of the late A. ]. Stew
art The ex superintendent processes to give
the only true story of the stealing of the
body, and alleges that the body was subse-
qnently returned TO the representatives of ex
Judge Hilton MIR Wniling says the body
was missed Oh Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1878, at
a. m, and that Frank Parker, assistant sex
ton of 81. Marks church, made the discov-
cry. The vault in which the body had been
placed was In the center of the church-yard
The vanlt was entered through a square hole
in the roof, and through this aperture the
casket containing the body was hoisted by
the thieves On the morning after the rob
berry Judge Hilton offered s35, 900. reward for
lnlorinatlth that Woulu lehu 10 lne cOnVlc-
ton of the thieves.
The first clue came through Gen. Patrick
H. Jones, postmaster of New York, who
notified Supt Walling that an old soldier
who had served under him professed to know
something about Stewards body and with
encouragement, would give information lead
ing to its recovery. Mr.. Hilton declared he
would never pay one cent for the body unless
accompanied by the thieves in irons. Gen
Jones was persistent, and wanted TO work VI
the case and arrange for the buying of the
body, but Judge Hilton remained obdurate
and the case was dropped.
The robbers next opened negotiations di-
rectiy with Mrs. Stewart, who was anxious
to recover the body Mr.. WalIing then goes
on to state that no trace of the robbers was
found until January, 1882 when Mr.
Jones came to headquarters with
the plate, silver knobs and handles
belonging to the casket. and some letters
which he had received purperting to have
been written in Canada and signed "Henry
G. Romaine." Ia one letter Romaine offered
10 return the body for $250000 stating thai
the remains were barred in the Dominion
Mr.. Walling then goes into the details OF the
negotiations between the thieves and Mr.
Stauor+,s fr;on5s ,,a,.rial ~, t,ro,,,,h e.
so,.,sn !, Tha NJ. Wi, Eli A..
sevaral bitches tho tb;ayas fnan,' acraaa -
take S.U,0O. The conditions of the delivery
,,or, str;,,,,o,, on, NJ Wills eri,,,, 80
as follows.
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leave New York at 70 p. M, alone, in one
corrtr aIorcr Ill, road Mil, NO., "a;
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time hefora n,arr;no, if .hn man ros ,otimo
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

AMHERST, Mass, Oct. 3I.-Ernest f
Smith, of Union, N Y, a member of the
Junior class of Amherst college, has been ex.
PEELED by President Seeiye for instigating a
rush between the SophOmores and Freshmen.
Smith took prominent part in urging the
cumbatants on, hence his selection for pun
ishlnent- Usually such dismissal would be
referred to the college senate for approval,
but President Seelye says in this case his
decision is final. The students are working
themselves up to a state of excitement over the
matter. The junior class Saturday unan-
imously voted that Smiths case ought to 90 to
the senate They say the three senators from
the junior class will resign unless it does
Outsiders say that President Seelye's action
is severe blow to Amnerst's pet idea of asso
ciating the students with the faculty in reg
ulating matters of discipline.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct 81. The Post says
there has been considerable gossip recently as
to methods Of contributing To the next cam
paign many of the clerks having expressed a
desire IN this direction, but under the civil
service rules knew not how to get in their
contributions. On Thursday The Morning
Post declared itself ready to receive and for
ward all contributions, and Sundays Post
publishes the following: There is SO for the
New York campaign fund" said Gen. A. b.
Upshaw, assistant commissioner Of Indian
affairs, to a Post reporter yesterday, as he
took new, crisp note from his pocket And
over the rotund face of Civil Service Commits
sloner Oi.erly, in whose presence this trans
action took place, there spread happy, God.
bless you sort of smile
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

CHICAGO, Oct 3l.-A sensational story
published by 'wo evening papers Saturday
that the police think there is an Anarchist
plot to break into or blow up the Jail where
the seven condemned men are coHfilel Is
pronounced by the police to be wi hout u
dalton. The story is based IN the allegej
suspicious actions of man calling huuSeli
Joe Miller who was discovered loie ing
around the jail This man was arrested, but
gave a satisfactory account of himself, ant
was discharged by Sheriff Matson, who was
satisfied that nothing wrong was intended
by his peculiar action.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

The officers and directors of the Dav
export, Iowa & Dakota road have com
pleted arrangements for the construction
of the line, and let the contract to Judge
E. H. Williams & Son, of Clayton cOun-
ty, who have had twenty Years expert.
ence IN railroad building A large force
of men and teams will be in Davenport
within ten days ready for work. and ten
miles of the road are to he graded,
bridged and tied by the last of December;
and in the spring the work will be re-
newed. and the line pushed so that by
midsummer there will be connection with
the Northwestern. The route of the new
road will be such from the western end
OF the city that 1t will strike the
Wapsie between Calamus and Wheat
land, and course through the Wapsipini.
con Valley to Ansmosa. just above that
town, the Messrs. Williams have eight
miles of road graded They also have
the route surveyed and right of way Sc,
cured to Independence, and for a dis
lance of sixty-tive miles north of indie
pendence the road bed is completed
The surveyed but ungraded line takes its
way northwestward into Dakota. The
TACT Is, too, that the Davenport, Iowa &
Dakota railroad absorbs the old Chicago,
Iowa & Northern Pacific line, which was
to have crossed the Mississippi at Prince
ton. The Davenport, Iowa & Dakota
company intend bonding the road as
fast as built. They have assurance from
capitalists that the bonds will be taken al
q satisfactory figure, and that there will
be no difficulty in pushing the line
to the wheat regions of Dakota. Judge
Williams said to a reporter that he
had been over the proposed line I'D the
Wapsie valley several times with survey
ors and an examiner. He said that the
Wapsie river had changed its course in
the valley at very remote period. and
where it once flowed, out of the reach of
any overflow of these times, for distance
of 200 miles, is q grade for railroad al
most as perfect as though it were designed
for the purpose. 1t has less curvature
too, than any railroad in Iowa can boast
OF, while its grade twill average less than
fifteen feet to the mile. With the excep-
ton of the run from Davenport to point
fifteen miles northwest, the Davenport.
Iowa q Dakota road will have the east
: est grade clear to the northern boundary
OF the state, that is known in Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31
THE DISASTER AT KOUTS.
Telegraph Operator Goes Insane-His
Remarkable Story.

A Telegraph Operator Goes Insane-Hi,
Remarkable Story.
WABASH, Ind, Oct 3l-Charles Moore, q
telegraph operator, employed at Huntington
in the train dispatcher's office of the Chicago
q Atlantic railway at the time the terrible
wreck occurred at Kouos, has become insane.
Moore resigned his position several days ago
He said his heart failed him every time be
entered the office and recalled the scenes Ell
acted there, in which the officials were recei,.
ing news of the killing and cremation OF
their passengers. On the day following the
wreck, Moore states, number of the Off
cials of the road met in the dispetcher's Office
at Huntington, and they, with the telegraph
operators and the trainmen, wept in each
others arms as the horrible news came in
The chief dispatcher sickened OF reporting
each hour additional deaths and horrors and
called Moore to the key. The young man
stated the above facts before he became in
sane. 1t was not until Saturda y that he
showed signs of insanity
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

THE BOMB-THROwER she retired to the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Schwab.
The latter, in reply to an inquiry, stated
that her mother had brought something of
Importance to Schwab, but what it was she
would not state The rumor is that Mrs
Schnaubelt has afiidavits from Rudolph
Schnauielt which will show that Schwab
Fielden, Parsons and Fischer knew nothing
of the plot TO throw bombs, and that but five
men in Chicago knew of it, and those five
were Spies, Enge Lngg, Tegler and Schnau-
belt Ii was stated that it is Mrs. Schnau-
belts intention TO present her sons affida-
Wits to Governor Ogiesby early in this week.
"Afihaylts" exclaimed Mr. Schnaube It,
the moth of the supposed bomb-thrower, to
a reporter, "aiiiavits clearing all some of
the men in Jail in my possessioni How
ridculousi In the first place, | have not
seen Rudolph since his Disappearance after
the Haymarket catastrophe"
information of the most reliable character
has been received that Samuel Fielden, one of
the condemned Anarchists, is likely to have
his sentence of death committed to imprison-
ment by Gov Oglesby There has been all
along a strong feeling that Fielden, while
manifestly ADarchistic in his platform
teachings was not conspirator knowingly
to the murder Of anyone, and a number of
his friends who are prominent in business
circles have presented petition
TO Gov. Oglesby asking for executive
clemency. Fielden is said to have
signed the petition, being the first of the con-
demned men to drop the air of defiance and
sue for mercy. 1t is stated that the petition
ers have been assured by the governor that
the prayer of the petition will he granted in
case of the non-interference of the United
States supreme court
1t is also stated that Parsons, Schwab
and Fischer will also stand good chance to
receive communication of their sentences if
they humble themselves to make the request,
which they have so far failed 10 do.
Rev, James Villa Blake, pastor of the Third
Unitarian church, of which Mayor Roche is
an active member, is SO much opposed to
carrying out the death sentence that he
preached against it Sunday and is circulating
a petition among his parishionerS In his
sermon he held that the Anarchists were the
product of the present state of society, and
although they were guilty men, should not
lie sent TO the gallows, as they were not
ordinary criminals at all--not seeking TO live
by crime but believed their doctrines were
for the good of humanity.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

PARIS, OFT 3i--The American Anarrh-
lists having requested tine French deputies to
petition the Illinois autl. 1rities in behalf of
the condemned Chicago Anarchists the
members OF the Extreme left met Saturday
and resolved To send the following message
to the governor of illinois: an the name
Of humanity. aud IA the name of the connec-
tion between the two great republics the
deputies Of Prris. advocating the abolition of
capital punishment for political otfanst-s, ask
that the lives Of the seven Condemned An
archists in Chicago I've spared"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct SI.-Petition,
numerously signed and whose signers repre-
sent an aggregate of wealth OF upward of
81, 0o1, 0u 900 were presented to Postmaster
General EllIs Saturday from importers and
merchants of New York, Philadelphia, Bait,
more, Chicago, st Lnuis, St Paul, Cmcin
natl Portland, Ore, and elsewhere. They
request the postmaster general to use his good
offices with the postal administrations Of
other coua tries to adopt the system inaugur-
ated by the uitei States of dispatching mnil.
by the first and fastest steamers without re
gard to the flag under which they sail They
urge this new system as it would greatly
facilitate importers IN their business
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

WASHINGTON CRY, Oct 8l-Hon. H. A.
Herbert, of Alabama, is at the Metropolitan
In conversation with reporter the congress-
man said: 81 landed in New York Friday
on the steamship Richmond, and was very
glad to get back-not that did not have a
pleasant trip, but because l like the United
States better than any country l visited The
farmers are the poorest Of any of the indus
trial classes Of the old world Throughout
France and Germany they are in most de-
plorable condition, and as far as / could OBJ
serve our workingmen are better off in every
way than those in the countries have men
Toned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

BosToN, Oct S'-lhe statue which ha,
been erected on Commonwealth avenue, al
the entrance to Back Bay park. to the mem
DRY of Lief Erickson, the Icelandic explorer
who is believed to have discovered this cont
nent, was unveiled Saturday afternoon with
suitable ceremonies Addresses were made
at Faneui hall and at the statue, and a pro
cesson was formed in which the Scandiua.
Wan societies of the city Joined
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

NEW NoRK, Oct 3..-frotes or Fe II
Adler, in his address before the Society OF
Ethical Culture Suniay, advoc tel leniency
toward the Chicago A ,-rchists, not because
he sy mpathizsi with their methods, but be-
cause they dbl not have fair trial, and tt
hang them would lie to make martyrs out OF
criminals He Thought Lingg, Schwab aud
Fielfen should be sentenced to life imprison-
ment, and the others to short terms While
Mr. Adler was reading extracts from Field
ems speeches there was applause. which was
met however by h sSas
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

NEW YORK, Oct. 3l-About 800 students,
mostly of local colleges, met in Dockstoder's
theatre Sunday night and discussed the for
nation of a College Christian union.
Chauncey NJ Depew presided and delivered
an address. Several prominent clergymen
took part r. R Stagg, Yale's former
pitcher; W. H, Corbin, football leader of the
same college, and other athletic celebrities,
were among the collegians who spoke. An
other meeting will be held next Sunday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31
DYspepsIa

Makes the lives of many people misera-
BILE, and often leads TO self destruction
We know of no remedy for dyspepsis
more successful than Hoods Sarssparilla.
IL acts gently, vet surely and efficiently,
tones the stomach ard other organs, re.
moves the faint feeling, creates a good
appetite, cures headache, and refreshes
the burdened mind. Give Hoods Sarsa.
parilla fair trial 1t will do you good.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

BUTTE, NJ. T., Oct. 3i.-Saturiay evening
about o'clock All explosion of giant powder
occurred in the st. Lawrence mine Timothy
Lynch and DAME! O'Bren were blown into
such small fragments that their remains were
placed III small box. The force of the ex-
plosion extinguishAd the lights in the Ana
conda, 400 feet distant
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31
THE READY CAN OF KEROSENE
And the Hired Girl Succeed in Produc-
ing a Holocaust

LEADvILLE Colo, Oct Sl-Early Satur-
day morning the domestic at James q Brien's
boarding house, a two-story log building, at
tempted to start the kitchen fire with the aid
of kerosene. An explosion followed and the
house was soon in flames. Mrs OBrien sue
cea'ied in carrying two of her children to a
place of safety, and entered the burning
hutlling for the purpose of reScuing three
others When the fire had burned itself out
the remuinl Of Mrs q Rrien and her three
children were taken iron the ruins There
were ten other prrsoH- IN the building, all of
u lf,t,. a-fsatY-l
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

The news was received with the ut
most satisfaction by the community tina
he had terrorized; but the arrest of dis
ease that is stealing away loved ant
valued life, is an achievement that SHOULD
inspire heart-felt gratitude. Chimes
cold extremities. depressed spirits, ant
extremely miserable sensations, witt
pale. wan features, are the results of dis,
ordered kidneys and liver. Arrest tb,
cause at once by taking DR.. Pierce'l
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t is a pure.
ly vegetable detective, that will ferret
out and capture the most subtle lung OF
blood disorder. Druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

WASHINGTON CRY, Oct Silt appears TO
be generally conceded that Secretary Lamar
is booked for the supreme court bench. The
people at the executive mansion ara not vet
ready to talk about the matter, hence there
is nothing official to be said. An apparently
well defined runor is afioat that Col. Villas
has been offered and accepted the secretary.
ship of the interior, and that he will be sue
ceeded by Col. Stevenson, who is now bis first
assistant
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

NEW YORK, Oct. Sl.-Secretary Whitney
spent Sunday quietly at his home in this city
His health Is improving, but his physician
has repeated his orders that the secretary
shall keep absolutely quiet for a few days
longer. The secretary is troubled with
eadarhe when he even attempts to read q
letter, and his physicians have prescribed alb
soiute rest from Ill business matters.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

MANKATo- MINI, o,'t II A meeting of
the farmers "t this viriniiy was held in this
city Saturday afternoon TO form a perma-
ucnt organ q ton calsi the Farmers Ware
house association, to lac operated at Mankato
1t WAS quite largely attended by farmers
Reports were made 10y those appointed to
See farmers that all were heartily in favor
of such a movement Several buildings were
offered by railroad companiei to carry on
their business, but none was definitely set
tied upon
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 3l-Mrs Mary
A Hubert WIS burned to death Saturday
afternoon, at 2O4 York street. Her clothes
caught fire from the kitchen fire while sit
ting In chair in front of it asleep. See
was 50 years of ago and the mother of two
hildren
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31
Hoaglaui Wins to Walking Match.

KANSAS CITY. Oct 3l.-The pedestrian
match which has been in progress here the
past week came to a close Sunday night at
$40 O'Clock. 1t was heel and-toe walk. and
the score at the end was: Hoagland, 4s0
miles, lap; Dobler, IA miles, lap; Messier,
465 miles; Huffman, 447 miles; Smith, s56
miles. 5 laps.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

In the new woolens, red and brown
seem to struggle for the ascendency
There are reddish browns and brownish
reds, and clear reds and browns are con.
trasted in plaids and stripes.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

his mother from Ger
many to Chicago to re-
veal the entire bomb
throwing conspiracy,
with a view to the re-
lease of at least four Of
the condemned narch-
ist. Mrs Schnaubelt
reached Chicago Satur-
day, and was admitted
to the Jail to see her
son-in-law, Nj ! C h n e
Schwab, with whom
she had a conference
of an hour, after which
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3l.-A game of base ball
was played here Sunday between the Chicago
and St Louis clubs The score was st
Louis. IA; Chicago, 6. Hits-St Louis, 49,;
Chicago, H. Errors-St Louis, 8; Chicago
o Batteries-King and Boyle, Ryan and
Carroll
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

LONDON, Oct 3L-The only one of the al
lodged unemployed" who has thus far been
prosecuted for the outrageous proceedings
IN Yves minister abbey on Oct. % proved to
be Socialist in steady employment at high
wages, who readily paid the fine of Is i'm
posed npon him
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31
A Collapsed Printers Strike.

New YORK, Oct 3i.-The printers strike
has utterly collapsed, and nearly 300 of the
strikers are now looking for situations
Nearly 500 as spent by the union in sus
tanning the strike
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

Wuicn WouIu IndIcaue tnar 1t had been worn
by one OF Ihe sailors and was thrown aside by
the wearer after becoming exhausted by the
cold, and preferring death to further suffer-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-31

SIR CHARLES UPPER house and the other
the Johnson house-the annexes on each side
of the Arlington. The ample quarters en-
gagged for these two gentlemen Indicate that
they will have quite a number of persons in
their party